Starting with Strengths: The Power of Focusing on What We Can Do

⭐️Focusing on strengths leads to a 36% increase in performance, while focusing on weaknesses leads to a 27% decrease.

🌟Starting with strengths helps create connections and build relationships in schools, organizations, and families.

🦋Every child has strengths, and it is our role as educators and parents to find and nurture those strengths.

🌈Strengths can be character strengths (such as courage and curiosity) or strengths of skill (such as sports or arts).

🔥Focusing on strengths helps develop confidence, resilience, and a sense of success in individuals.

What is strength-based education?

—Strength-based education focuses on identifying and nurturing individual strengths rather than focusing solely on weaknesses. It helps bring out the best in students and promotes positive learning experiences.

Why is starting with strengths important?

—Starting with strengths helps create connections, build relationships, and increase performance. It allows individuals to develop confidence, resilience, and a sense of success.

What are some examples of strengths?

—Strengths can be character strengths, such as courage, curiosity, and leadership. They can also be strengths of skill, such as academic abilities, sports, or arts.

Does focusing on strengths mean ignoring weaknesses?

—Focusing on strengths does not mean ignoring weaknesses. It means using strengths to build up and overcome challenges. Embracing struggles and using strengths to support growth and learning.

How can strength-based education be implemented?

—Strength-based education can be implemented by starting with one student, recognizing their strengths, and creating connections through those strengths. It can also involve incorporating strengths into assessments, projects, and discussions throughout the school year.

00:10Introduces the importance of starting with strengths and the impact it can have on individuals' performance and wellbeing.

03:01Discusses the power of focusing on strengths, based on the research findings that focusing on strengths leads to a 36% increase in performance.

06:02Shares examples of strengths, including character strengths like courage and curiosity, and strengths of skill like academic abilities or sports.

08:45Highlights the importance of starting with one student and forming connections through their strengths.

12:17Addresses concerns about the practicality and impact of strength-based education, emphasizing that it leads to increased performance and wellbeing.